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    The Rugby Quiz Book
    The Rugby Quiz Book
    The Rugby Quiz Book
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    The Rugby Quiz Book

    By Adam Pearson

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    All you have ever wanted to know about Rugby League and Rugby Union but have never dared to ask until now (as the answers are in the back of the book!) Will you get stung by a Wasp or charge through the 1,200 questions and mow down the opposition like a Rhino? You will have to cast your minds back over the last two centuries to recall facts about the game’s origins, great players, cup competitions, clubs, stadiums, kit colours, nicknames, nationalities, field positions and much more if you want to be promoted to the Super League rather than face relegation. This is as much a treasure trove of rugby facts and figures as it is a quiz book and is guaranteed to get aficionados and families alike in a competitive scrum.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherApex Publishing Limited
    Release dateJul 15, 2011
    ISBN9781908582027
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      Questions

      Origins

      1. In what year was the first set of football rules written?

      2. In what year was the Rugby Football Union formed?

      3. In what year was Rugby League formed as the Northern Rugby Football Union?

      4. What is the name of the world’s oldest Rugby Club that was not part of a school or university?

      5. Who was the man who published a letter in the papers to arrange a meeting of clubs that wished to play the rugby-type football game and subsequently resulted in the creation of Rugby Union?

      6. In what year was the first international rugby match played?

      7. How many players were there in a Rugby Union team until the number was reduced to fifteen in 1877?

      8. In what year was the antiquated Goal From Mark rule dropped from the rules of Rugby Union?

      9. In what year did the Northern Rugby Football Union become known as Rugby Football League?

      10. In what year was the oval shape of rugby balls made compulsory?

      William Webb-Ellis

      11. In what year was William Webb-Ellis born?

      12. In what year was William Webb-Ellis alleged to have run with a football, legendarily making himself the creator of Rugby Football?

      13. When William Webb-Ellis left Rugby School, which college did he join?

      14. After graduation, what career did William Webb-Ellis adopt?

      15. Which co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records rediscovered William Webb-Ellis’s grave in Menton in Alpes Maritimes, France, in 1958?

      16. What is the name of the man who is responsible for the story of William Webb-Ellis running with the ball when he included the tale in a letter to The Meteor (The Rugby School magazine) in 1876?

      17. In 1895 The Old Rugbeian Society investigated the claim that William Webb-Ellis initiated the game. Who was the author of Tom Brown’s Schooldays who was asked to comment on his time at Rugby School in the 1830s?

      18. In what county was William Webb-Ellis born?

      19. In what year did William Webb-Ellis pass away?

      20. At what battle was William Webb-Ellis’s father, James, killed in 1811?

      Rugby Union World Cup 1987

      21. Who hosted the 1987 World Cup?

      22. How many nations took part in the 1987 World Cup?

      23. Which nation did New Zealand beat 70-6 in the opening game of the 1987 World Cup?

      24. Who won the Pool 1 match between the USA and Japan?

      25. Which New Zealand player was the top individual points scorer in the 1987 World Cup?

      26. Who scored three tries for England against Japan in their Pool 1 match in the 1987 World Cup?

      27. Who scored Wales’s first try of the 1987 World Cup against Ireland in Pool 2?

      28. New Zealand and which other nation qualified for the 1987 World Cup quarter-finals from Pool 3?

      29. In Pool 4 Scotland drew 20-20 with which nation in the 1987 World Cup?

      30. Who made 16 conversions in two matches for Scotland against Romania and Zimbabwe in Pool 4 in the 1987 World Cup?

      British and Irish Lions

      31. In what year did The Lions play their first match against Otago?

      32. Who is the player that scored 274 points during his time with The Lions?

      33. Who captained The Lions when they beat Australia in 1989?

      34. Who captained The Lions when they beat New Zealand in 1971?

      35. Which player has made the most appearances (71) for The Lions?

      36. Who captained The Lions during the 2005 tour of New Zealand?

      37. In what year did the last amateur Lions tour take place?

      38. In what year did The Lions last win a series?

      39. Who coached The Lions on three consecutive tours (1989, 1993 and 1997)?

      40. Who scored the most points for The Lions during the 2005 tour of New Zealand?

      History of Rugby League

      41. What is the name of the Huddersfield hotel where the meeting that resulted in the formation of the Northern Rugby Football Union was held?

      42. What word was used to describe the dispute between professional and amateur rugby?

      43. In what year was the first ever Challenge Cup Final played?

      44. Which positions are missing from a 13 man Rugby League side but are present in a 15 man Union team?

      45. Which club won the first Challenge Cup final?

      46. In what year was the first Challenge Cup final played at Wembley?

      47. Which club won the first Rugby League championship in 1896?

      48. Who was the controller of BBC2 who decided to televise The Rugby League Floodlit Trophy in the 1960s?

      49. In what year was the number of tackles in an attack most recently set to 6?

      50. In what year was the Sin Bin rule introduced in Australia?

      Gareth Edwards

      51. In which Welsh town was Gareth Edwards born?

      52. In what year did Gareth Edwards first play for Wales?

      53. In what year did Gareth Edwards score ‘That Try’ for the Barbarians against The All Blacks at Cardiff Arms Park?

      54. In what position did Gareth Edwards play?

      55. For which club did Gareth Edwards play?

      56. Which commentator said the following memorable words as Gareth Edwards scored ‘That Try’ for The Barbarians gainst The All Blacks: Kirkpatrick to Williams. This is great stuff. Phil Bennett covering, chased by Alistair Scowan. Brilliant! Oh, that’s brilliant! John Williams, Brian Williams, Pullin, John Dawes. Great dummy! David, Tom David, the half-way line. Brilliant by Quinnell. This is Gareth Edwards. A dramatic start. What a score!

      57. How old was Gareth Edwards when he became Wales’s youngest ever captain?

      58. Where is there a statue of Gareth Edwards?

      59. What is Gareth Edwards’ middle name?

      60. When Gareth Edwards took over as team captain of the BBC’s A Question of Sport in 1979, who was his opposing captain?

      England

      61. In what year did England first play The All Blacks?

      62. In what year was the song ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ first sung at an England match?

      63. Against which of the Six Nations does England have the highest win percentage (57.5%)?

      64. Which player has scored the most points for England as of 2007?

      65. Against which nation did England achieve its biggest winning margin of 134-0 in 2001?

      66. In 1998 England lost 76-0 against which nation?

      67. Which player held the record for winning the most caps for England in 2007 (118 caps)?

      68. Which player scored 49 tries for England during his career?

      69. Who captained England during the 2007 World Cup?

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